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"Connections with Evan Dawson"

Local party chairs on the petitioning process, designating candidates, and more

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published March 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM EDT
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Former Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren recently announced that she will force a primary for City Court Judge.

We explore the petitioning process, along with the separate process of a party designating candidates. Our guests are the chairs of both major local parties.

In studio:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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